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Fly their flags
Where can a CMU education take you?
Follow the flags.
Beginning in May 2014, Central Michigan
University graduates started their new lives
with their diploma and the gift of a full-sized
maroon and gold CMU flag from President
George E. Ross.
More than just a souvenir of campus, the
flags are a way for alumni to display their
CMU pride, wherever life leads them.
A year later, these flags represent some
compelling stories.
One alum has taken his flag around the
world as he teaches in the Middle East,
Newly minted CMU alumni have
taken up the charge to …
letting it soar in front of the pyramids of
Egypt and on a sunset beach in Thailand.
Another uses her flag as a landmark for
the nonprofit she founded to help foster
children find comfort and dignity by
selecting clothes and toys to call their own.
A group of middle-school teachers in
Florida use their flags to inspire struggling
students to reach for the stars.
One flag in Chicago stands for a young
man's courageous journey to be himself.
Four flag-flying alumni share how these
banners symbolize their Chippewa pride –
and much more.
BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, '83
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SAMANTHA
MADAR
